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Louis Tomlinson demanding his son's mum keep their baby off social media in joint-custody suit

What at first seemed like a routine Hollywood custody case between Louis Tomlinson and his son's mother has taken a very 2016 turn.

TMZ reports that the One Direction member wants Briana Jungwirth to keep five-month-old Freddie off social media. He also wants her to keep quiet about their relationship. In other words, no trashing him on Instagram or Twitter.

While Briana's Instagram account is loaded with adorable pics of Freddie, Louis hasn't exactly abstained from sharing baby snaps with his 10 million followers. Freddie's face can be seen in four photos and various body parts pop up in several others.

Louis, 23, filed suit seeking joint custody of the baby because he felt he was being denied access to his son.

The singer was banned from Briana's house in May after bringing his girlfriend Danielle Campbell, 21, with him to pick up Freddie. Since then, Louis and Briana have been doing baby swaps in an LA car park.

"Their relationship has hit rock bottom," a friend told The Sun at the time. "He is not welcome at Briana or her family's homes anymore."

According to TMZ, Briana is concerned that Danielle might be a crazy 1D fan, and she insists it's within her proud-mother rights to posts pics of Freddie online.

She's also worried that British-born Louis will leave the parenting to a nanny and possibly take their baby out of the US.

Meanwhile, Louis believes Briana is just acting up because she's jealous of his relationship with Danielle.

And as is too often the case with warring parents, the baby is stuck in the middle.

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